Invitation to the Secret Place

Psalm 91:9–11“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.”

The Invitation

God invites us into His Secret Place to spend time with Him. It is the highest invitation of all with incomprehensible benefits for our lives. The Lord understands us better than we understand ourselves. The entire concept of promises is hinged on our response to His offer. God knows that we need benefits. Bless the Lord Oh my soul and forget not all of His “benefits”. (Psalm 103:2)

It is natural for us to look for things that are beneficial to us and it is not a bad thing for God made us that way. When are hearts are given over to the Lord and His plans for us He causes amazing favor to invade our lives. Just as a father gives his child reward, God is the Ultimate Rewarder as we seek Him. Jesus further clarifies this by telling us that if our earthly father, being evil, would give good gifts then how much more will the Heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask. (Luke 11:13)God wants us to recognize Him as our Source. He wants us completely dependent on Him. This is why He gives us promises so that He can show Himself faithful to us. He wants us to know just how good He is.

A Higher Place

The Secret Place has amazing benefits for us. Let’s not forget His benefits! (Psalm 103:2)

Psalm 91:1“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will abide under the shadow of
the Almighty.”

I love how this passage shows us that it is not just the Secret Place – but the secret place of the “Most High”. God has so many names that describe Who He is. In this verse He describes Himself as the “Most” High. He is not the “least high” or “Kind of High” but He is the “Highest of Highs”! He will make our feet like the feet of deer where we can ascend to His high places (Psalm 18:33) – where we can scale the mountains as His overcomers. When you associate yourself with God you are connecting to Him Who is the Most High, Who is higher than the heavens, Who has higher thoughts, higher plans and will help you to see things from His highest perspective.

John 16:33“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

He calls us to live out our lives in faith – even the faith that overcomes the world because Jesus overcame the world as our Forerunner. Even so He invites us to “dwell” in His Secret Place. He doesn’t just want us to visit, but to dwell. We are not to walk in then walk out – but to stay there, dwell there and find our habitation and satisfaction in the Presence of God. He who “dwells” there shall abide in His shadow.

Abiding in His Shadow

God has His own shadow. Typically shadows don’t have positive implications – but God’s shadow is more than good for us. When we dwell in the Secret Place of His glory we are hidden in His shadow. What that means is that the enemy cannot find you in that place. God has the greatest refuge, shadow and place of protection that we could ever find. You have been a shelter Lord to every generation!(Psalm 90:1)

He is the strong tower, the Shelter and His shadow hides us from the enemy of our souls. We find our refuge in Him. This is not to be head knowledge alone but a reality of His Kingdom manifested in our lives – this reality comes by dwelling in the Secret Place.

Discovering the Secret Place

Matthew 6:6“But whenever you pray, enter into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

Don’t you know that Jesus set the example for us as the One Who dwelt in that Secret Place of the Most High – showing us an even greater power of it in New Testament realities? Jesus similarly taught that as we go to the secret place that our Father “who is in secret and sees in secret” will “reward” us openly.

Jesus teaches us to “shut the door” and go into the secret place. You need to shut the door. Sometimes it is busy all around and you simply cannot find a room – it happens. Still you need to “shut the door”. God is into twenty-four-seven heaven in our lives. You can close the door-lids of your eyes – find Christ in you the hope of glory. He is there in your “inner room”. The Father is there in that secret place of your heart where it is you and Him. He will see your accessing Him in that secret place of your heart and reward you openly.

Jesus lived in that open reward as we can see how the Kingdom of God was pushing back darkness at every turn in His earthly ministry. He showed us how to “dwell and abide” in that secret place where the shadow of God completely covered Him from every attack. Jesus showed us how to be the aggressor rather than the victim. The devil was the victim as Jesus cast him out every where He went.Jesus knew the power of the Secret Place, the place of being hidden in God as a man empowered by the Holy Spirit. He lived in complete righteousness, love, joy, peace, rest and freedom as He was the firstborn of many brethren (Rom. 8:29) – the Son of God to go before many sons and daughters, namely us!

Kept & Delivered From Trouble

The word “hidden” is interchangeable with “secret” in the Hebrew. Its is the same word that is used for the passage where God is identified as the “Hiding Place”.

Psalm 32:7“You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.”

Have you ever had “trouble” before? God can preserve you from that trouble!There are troubles you don’t need to have. Obviously we have trials because we are moving upstream in this world but when we learn to dwell in God, finding that hidden place in Him, we can alleviate many troubles that are unnecessary. It does not mean trouble will not come but He can keep you from the effects of it. But that’s not all… He will give you “songs of deliverance!” In Exodus 15:11 we see that Moses had one of these songs when they crossed through the Red Sea escaping the armies of Egypt.

Exodus 15:1-2“Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying:

“I will sing to the LORD,For He has triumphed gloriously!The horse and its riderHe has thrown into the sea!The LORD is my strength and song,And He has become my salvation;He is my God, and I will praise Him;My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”

Somehow they left this song out of the Charlton Heston version of this event, but it did happen. Moses sang this song of deliverance. God will give you one too either before or many after your deliverance! God is totally into freedom. He is opposed to oppression and wants you to realize the authority that you have in Him. Don’t be timid with the devil. Get rid of any common ground and kick him out! And it’s ok to laugh in the process.

God Gives You Authority

Luke 10:17“Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in
Your name.”

When Jesus empowered His disciples to cast out demons they came back with joy telling Jesus about it because of the demons being subject to His Name. There is a healthy natural joy that comes when you begin to realize the authority that you have over the kingdom of darkness in His Name. You’ve been given the authority of His Name and when you dwell in the secret place, spending time with the Lord, you have the power of His Spirit to cast the devil out anytime and anywhere. You need to know this.

Joy is your portion, your inheritance and birthright in the Lord. God wants you to shine forth with the joy of His goodness. Jesus gave us the Beatitudes showing us that we will be “blessed and happy” as we engage in the realities of His Kingdom. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. Rejoice in God always!(Phil. 4:4)

The Almighty

Know as well that when you dwell in Him you will also abide in the shadow of the “Almighty”. If you look a little deeper at the root word of Almighty it means that “All Powerful One” or even “The Destroyer”. This is to remind you that there is “no weapon” that can be formed against you that will prosper – because when the devil messes with you he is messing with HIM! (Isaiah 54:17) Our God is the All Powerful One Who arms us (Psalm 18:39) and truly is armed for battle and can take out any opposition.

Zechariah 4:6-7“So he answered and said to me:“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’Says the LORD of hosts.‘Who are you, O great mountain?Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!”

Dwell in the Secret Place, be hidden in His shadow, move up to higher places and receive His higher thoughts where God will give you greater authority as His own ambassador (2 Cor. 5:20) for His Kingdom and glory!

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OH HALLELUJAH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORD.. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD THAT I’VE EVER HEARD BECAUSE THAT EXPLAINS MY HEART ALL IN THIS WORD IT’S WHAT I LIVE FOR BECAUSE…. I LIVE FOR THE SECRET PLACE AND THE ONLY REASON I LIVE IS BECAUSE OF THE SECRET PLACE!!!!!!
THANK YOU FOR THIS WORD IT REALLY BLESSED ME
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